Crochet: Distinguish between the right side and the wrong side
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When you start crochet, it is sometimes difficult to tell the difference between the right side and the wrong side of the work.
When you work in rows, it's like knitting, you alternate rows of ride side stitches and wrong side stitches since you turn your work at the end of each row. There will be a difference between two rows when the work is finished.
Distinction between right side rows and wrong side rows.
When you work in rounds, you don't turn your work. All the stitches face the same side.
How to tell the difference between the right side and the wrong side in crochet?
When you crochet a stitch, this stitch has two sides: one is called the Right Side, the other the Wrong Side.
The Right Side is simply the side facing you either you are right or left handed. When I crochet, my stitches are on the Right Side, facing me.
Pink octopus stitches are on the Right Side, the ones from the blue octopus are on the Wrong Side.
The Right Side of a stitch
The Right Side of a stitch is the side outside of the work. When you crochet, this is the side facing you.
For single crochet stitches, on the Right Side, you can see little V or little X shapes. When you work in rounds, we have a succession of V or X stacked on each other. If the stitches shift slightly (right or left depending on whether you are left-handed or right-handed) from turn to turn, this is normal.
The Wrong Side of a stitch
The Wrong Side of a stitch is the side inside the work. When you crochet, this is the side behind your work. You can't see it.
For single crochet stitches, on the Wrong Side, we can see a horizontal line repeated from stitch to stitch. The V is upside down. This kind of looks like the letter Pi: π.